PotLuck Saturday: The Lost Art of Pen Pals

Happy Pot Luck Saturday! Fourth-grade pen pals, summer camp friendships, chocolate mousse pie, prison inmates, and a letter-writing assignment that brought in the FBI. Yes, we're going back to the days of pen-pals. We talk about school pen pal programs, handwritten letters on double-lined paper, exchanging stickers and photographs, and the excitement of waiting for someone to write back. We talk reconnecting with old camp friends decades later, caddy camp at Poland Springs, Maine, and Kev tracking down his fourth-grade pen pal, Arnold… although actually reaching out might be another story. We talk stamp collecting, cassette tapes sent through the mail, and a long night in Boston that ended with an unexpected reunion, Buzzy's roast beef, and the secret behind Chinatown's famous "cold tea." Then it's the golden age of pen pals, and the surprising number of friendships and romances that began with two strangers exchanging letters. We talk the Wisconsin girl who married her pen pal from India, two teenagers who exchanged more than 100 recorded tapes before meeting, and two childhood correspondents who finally met face-to-face 43 years later. Plus, Harvey Weinstein, Kitty Genovese's killer, a California girl who stole her cousin's pen pal, and a classroom full of Oregon fourth graders whose letters to the Soviet Union attracted the attention of J. Edgar Hoover. It's a Pot Luck Saturday with postage stamps, long-lost friends, school assignments, unexpected romances, questionable correspondents, and the days when checking the mailbox could actually be exciting. We'll Talk Shawtly! HEAL SQUAD RESOURCES: Heal Squad Website:⁠https://www.healsquad.com/⁠ Heal Squad x Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/HealSquad/membership⁠ Airbnb: ⁠https://www.airbnb.com/host⁠ Medjet: ⁠medjet.com⁠ AG1: ⁠www.drinkAG1.com/HEALSQUAD⁠ Maria Menounos Website:⁠⁠ https://www.mariamenounos.com⁠⁠ JOIN THE WAITLIST FOR OUR NEXT HEAL SQUAD EVENT! https://mariamenounos.myflodesk.com/heal-retreat-waitlist HEAL SQUAD SOCIALS IG: https://www.instagram.com/healsquad/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@healsquadxmaria ABOUT MARIA MENOUNOS: Emmy Award-winning journalist, TV personality, actress, 2x NYT best-selling author, former pro-wrestler and brain tumor survivor, Maria Menounos’ passion is to see others heal and to get better in all areas of life. ABOUT HEAL SQUAD x MARIA MENOUNOS: A daily digital talk-show that brings you the world's leading healers, experts, and celebrities to share groundbreaking secrets and tips to getting better in all areas of life. DISCLAIMER: This Podcast and all related content (published or distributed by or on behalf of Maria Menounos or http://Mariamenounos.com and http://healsquad.com) is for informational purposes only and may include information that is general in nature and that is not specific to you. Any information or opinions provided by guest experts or hosts featured within website or on Company’s Podcast are their own; not those of Maria Menounos or the Company. Accordingly, Maria Menounos and the Company cannot be responsible for any results or consequences or actions you may take based on such information or opinions. This podcast is presented for exploratory purposes only. Published content is not intended to be used for preventing, diagnosing, or treating a specific illness. If you have, or suspect you may have, a health-care emergency, please contact a qualified health care professional for treatment.